Coronavirus live updates: Quebec reports 137 new cases, 6 more deaths - Montreal Gazette

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The measures come into effect tomorrow.

“We’re asking for a collective effort. I’m counting on people’s intelligence and for them to take what just happened seriously,” Dubé said, referring to an outbreak on the South Shore earlier this week following parties.

“If this doesn’t get the job done, there’s a next step: closing (venues) down,” Dubé said.

Asked whether the province has decided to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, as it has been considering, Dubé said the government is still looking into it.

“I’m focused on the question of bars today, but we’re moving forward with our decision,” Dubé said. “There will be announcements soon. But just like with the bars, we need to make sure the measures are applicable.”

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